Tagged: Aboriginal rights

Ktunaxa Nation v British Columbia (Part 2): On Review and Consultation

Part 1 of TheCourt.ca’s coverage of Ktunaxa v BC covered the decision’s contribution to freedom of religion jurisprudence. In part 2, I ask: What does an obscure snowy mountain in...

Ktunaxa Nation v British Columbia (Part 1): Religious Freedom and Objects of Worship

On November 2 the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its much-awaited decision on the matter of Ktunaxa Nation v British Columbia (Forests, Land and Natural Resource Operations). In today’s...

Considering the Role of Regulatory Bodies in Satisfying the Crown’s Duty to Consult: Chippewas of the Thames v Enbridge; Clyde River v Petroleum Geo-Services.

On July 26, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released two decisions, Clyde River (Hamlet) v Petroleum Geo-Services Inc., 2017 SCC 40 [Clyde River] and Chippewas of the Thames...